Overall, a stimulating story, that just suffered from one substantial issue; and one tiny issue. My bigger issue was TOO MANY SEX SCENES…this is a pet peeve of mine, lately, with the New Adult Genre. This story had so much going for it, an interesting premise with her being a writer and Ollie as the new cover model of her series. I loved that…and the sub-plots are also very intriguing too. I just don't get why she felt the need to add so many full on descriptive sex scenes, sometimes it's ok to leave some of the scenes details to our imaginations. I'm not sure if I'll keep reading this series…I might…I'll just have to do a lot of skimming through the sexy stuff if need be. My other issue is the excessive amounts of sappiness, especially from Oliver...actually, entirely from Oliver.

⇝Ratings Breakdown⇜

Plot: 3.5/5

Main Characters: 4.2/5

Secondary Characters: 4.8/5

The Feels: 3.7/5

Addictiveness: 3.8/5

Theme or Tone: 4.5/5

Flow (Writing Style): 4/5

Backdrop (World Building): 5/5

Originality: 4.8/5

Book Cover: 5/5

Ending: 4/5 Cliffhanger: Not for Xanthe and Oliver. The next stories are about different characters.

Will I continue this series? Maybe so. Like I mentioned there is some interesting subplots going on that I'm sure will get delved into more in future editions.